Ford confirmed it is investing up to 200 million Euro and adding an additional 1,500 jobs this year to manufacture a second vehicle at its Craiova Assembly Plant, in southwestern Romania.

In this context, Automotive Today talked to Ian Pearson, plant site director and president of Ford of Romania board of directors. Ian Pearson returned to Craiova where he had previously been responsible for running Craiova powertrain operations from 2011 to 2014.